EN 12385-3:2020
(Main)Steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 3: Information for use and maintenance
Steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 3: Information for use and maintenance
This document specifies the type of information for use and maintenance of steel wire ropes to be provided by the rope manufacturer or to be included in the manufacturer’s handbook that accompanies a machine, piece of equipment or installation of which the steel wire rope forms a part.
The particular hazards covered by this document are identified in Clause 4.
For steel wire ropes conforming to Parts 8 and 9 used on cableway installations designed to carry persons, additional information for use and maintenance is given in EN 12927.
For steel wire rope slings, specific information on use and maintenance is given in EN 13414-2.
This document is not applicable to steel wire ropes manufactured before the date of publication of this document by CEN.
Drahtseile aus Stahldraht - Sicherheit - Teil 3: Informationen für Gebrauch und Instandhaltung
Dieses Dokumentlegt die Art der Informationen für den Gebrauch und die Instandhaltung von Stahldrahtseilen fest, die der Seilhersteller bereitstellen muss oder die in der Betriebsanleitung für eine Maschine, ein Geräteteil oder eine Anlage, wovon das Seil ein Bestandteil ist, enthalten sein muss.
Die besonderen Gefährdungen nach dieser Europäischen Norm werden in Abschnitt 4 behandelt.
Besondere Informationen für den Gebrauch und die Instandhaltung von Stahldrahtseilen nach Teil 8 und Teil 9 für Seilbahnen zum Transport von Personen sind in EN 12927 beschrieben.
Besondere Informationen für den Gebrauch und die Instandhaltung von Anschlagseilen aus Drahtseilen sind in EN 13414 2 beschrieben.
Diese Europäische Norm ist nicht für Stahldrahtseile anwendbar, die vor dem Datum der Veröffentlichung dieses Dokuments durch CEN hergestellt wurden.
Câbles en acier - Sécurité - Partie 3 : Informations pour l'utilisation et la maintenance
Le présent document spécifie le type d’informations pour l’utilisation et la maintenance des câbles en acier que doit fournir le fabricant de câbles ou qui doivent être incluses dans le manuel du fabricant qui accompagne une machine, un équipement ou une installation équipée d’un câble en acier.
Les phénomènes dangereux particuliers couverts par le présent document sont identifiés à l’Article 4.
Les informations spécifiques sur l’utilisation et la maintenance des câbles en acier conformes aux parties 8 et 9 utilisés sur les installations équipées de câbles prévues pour le transport de personnes sont données dans l'EN 12927.
Les informations spécifiques relatives à l’utilisation et à la maintenance des élingues en acier sont données dans l’EN 13414-2.
Le présent document n’est pas applicable aux câbles en acier fabriqués avant la date de publication de ce document par le CEN.
Jeklene žične vrvi - Varnost - 3. del: Podatki za uporabo in vzdrževanje
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12385-3:2004+A1:2008
Jeklene žične vrvi - Varnost - 3. del: Podatki za uporabo in vzdrževanje
Steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 3: Information for use and maintenance
Drahtseile aus Stahldraht - Sicherheit - Teil 3: Informationen für Gebrauch und
Instandhaltung
Câbles en acier - Sécurité - Partie 3: Informations pour l'utilisation et la maintenance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12385-3:2020
ICS:
77.140.65 Jeklene žice, jeklene vrvi in Steel wire, wire ropes and
verige link chains
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN 12385-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
December 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 77.140.65 Supersedes EN 12385-3:2004+A1:2008
English Version
Steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 3: Information for use and
maintenance
Câbles en acier - Sécurité - Partie 3 : Informations pour Drahtseile aus Stahldraht - Sicherheit - Teil 3:
l'utilisation et la maintenance Informationen für Gebrauch und Instandhaltung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 October 2020.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 List of significant hazards . 7
5 Safety instructions and information for use and maintenance . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Use and maintenance . 7
5.3 Rope selection . 7
5.4 Material health and safety information on steel wire rope and its component parts . 7
Annex A (informative) Example of general information for use and maintenance . 8
A.1 Limitations on use due to adverse environmental conditions . 8
A.1.1 Temperature . 8
A.1.2 Use in exceptionally hazardous conditions . 8
A.2 Before putting the rope into first use . 9
A.2.1 Inspecting the rope and documents . 9
A.2.2 Storing the rope . 9
A.2.3 Checking the condition of rope related parts of the machine, equipment or
installation . 9
A.3 Handling and installing the rope . 10
A.3.1 General . 10
A.3.2 Rope supplied in a coil . 10
A.3.3 Rope supplied on a reel . 11
A.3.4 Cutting the rope . 12
A.3.5 ‘Running in’ the new rope . 12
A.4 Maintenance . 12
A.4.1 Inspecting and examining the rope . 12
A.4.2 Lubricating the rope in service . 13
Annex B (informative) Guidance on rope selection . 14
B.1 Construction in relation to abrasion and wear . 14
B.2 Type of core in relation to crushing of the rope at the drum . 14
B.3 Wire finish in relation to corrosion . 14
B.4 Direction of lay and type. 15
B.4.1 Connecting ropes to each other (in series) or working alongside each other (in
parallel) . 15
B.4.2 Direction of coiling . 15
B.5 Rotational characteristics and use of a swivel . 16
B.6 Fleet angle . 17
Annex C (informative) Material health and safety information on steel wire rope and its
component parts . 20
C.1 Material . 20
C.1.1 General . 20
C.1.2 Fibre cores: . 20
C.1.3 Filling and covering materials: . 21
C.1.4 Manufacturing rope lubricants: . 21
C.2 General information . 22
C.2.1 Occupational protective measures: . 22
C.2.2 Emergency medical procedures: . 22
C.2.3 Safety information – fire or explosion hazard. 22
C.2.4 Disposal . 22
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 23
Annex ZB (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/33/EU aimed to be covered . 25
Bibliography . 27
European foreword
This document (EN 12385-3:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 168 “Chains,
ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2021, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by June 2021.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 12385-3:2004+A1:2008.
Directive 2014/33/EU.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA and Annex ZB, which are integral parts
of this document.
The other Parts of this European standard are:
— Part 1: General requirements;
— Part 2: Definitions, designation and classification;
— Part 4: Stranded ropes for general lifting applications;
— Part 5: Stranded ropes for lifts;
— Part 6: Stranded ropes for mine shafts;
— Part 7: Locked coil ropes for mine shafts;
— Part 8: Stranded hauling and carrying-hauling ropes for cableway installations designed to carry
persons;
— Part 9: Locked coil carrying ropes for cableway installations designed to carry persons;
— Part 10: Spiral ropes for general structural applications.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100.
This Part of this European standard has been prepared to support the other Parts of this standard that
concern themselves with the particular requirements for steel wire ropes to be used in specific
applications.
The types of ropes concerned and the extent to which hazards are covered are indicated in the scope of
this document.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A and B
standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other
standards, for information for use and maintenance according to the provisions of this type C standard.
1 Scope
This document specifies the type of information for use and maintenance of steel wire ropes to be
provided by the rope manufacturer or to be included in the manufacturer’s handbook that accompanies
a machine, piece of equipment or installation of which the steel wire rope forms a part.
The particular hazards covered by this document are identified in Clause 4.
For steel wire ropes conforming to Parts 8 and 9 us
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